Shirin Ghatrehsamani, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Agricultural Engineering Building, Rm. 203
University Park, PA 16802
- Email spg5994@psu.edu
Areas of Expertise
- Machinery Design
- Mechatronics and Robotics
- Precision/Digital Agriculture
- UAVs applications in Agriculture
- Remote Sensing and Wireless Sensor Network
- Artificial intelligence applications in Agricultural System
Websites
Education
- Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, December 2019
- M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, May 2018
- M.Sc., Agricultural Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, August 2010
- B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering of Agricultural Machinery, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran, July 2007
Teaching
ASM 320 - Combustion Engin for Mobile Equipment
ASM 424 - Precision Agriculture Technology
BE 463 - Design Principles of Mechatronics for Biosystems
For information about courses please visit the LionPATH Course Catalog.
Professional Experience
January 2023- Present
Assistant Professor-Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, PSU
01/2020 – Present
Adjunct Faculty, Natural Resource School, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO, USA
01/2022-01/2023
Assistant Research Professor, College of Agriculture, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
01/2020 - 01/2022
Assistant Extension Professional, Field Specialist in Agricultural Technology, University of Missouri, MO, USA
01/2016 - 12/2019
Research Assistant, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
04/2014 – 12/2015
Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
09/2012 – 03/2014
Research Assistant, Agricultural Engineering Department, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
02/2008 - 09/2008
Technical Expert, Iran Khodro Car Factory, Shahrekord, Iran
Other Professional Activities
- Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
- Member, International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA)
- Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)
Publications
Advanced Extraction of Glycyrrhiza glabra Root Extract Using a Combined Ultrasonic and Cold Plasma Reactor
Scientific Reports, Hosseinzadeh Samani, Bahram, Sharifi, Ali, Jamshidi-kia, Fatemeh, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Taki, Kimia, 2025
Application of continuum damage mechanics for prediction of wear in tillage tools
Smart Agricultural Technology, Ghatrehsamani, Sahar, Silani, Mohammad, Akbarzadeh, Saleh, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2025
Advanced technologies for precision tree fruit disease management: A review
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Yang, Yanqiu, Mali, Priyanka, Arthur, Lawrence, Molaei, Faezeh, Atsyo, Sena, Geng, Jiarui, He, Long, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2025
Identification and ranking of productivity indexes of agricultural machinery (case study: Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province, Iran)., Karimikia, Sajad, Mohammadi, Mehdi, Ebrahimpour, Jamshid, Mali, Priyanka Rajendra, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2024
The Effect of Using a Geopedological Approach in Determining Land Quality Indicators, Land Degradation, and Development (Case Study: Caspian Sea Coast)
Environments - MDPI, Samiei-Fard, Ramin, Heidari, Ahmad, Drohan, Patrick, Mahmoodi, Shahla, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2024
Tractor Operators Exposure to Whole Body Vibration: An Overview, Molaei, Faezeh, Mali, Priyanka Rajendra, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2024
Evaluating Deep Neural Network Performance on Apple Detection Throughout the Growing Season
NABEC, Arguijo, Juan, Heinemann, P, He, L, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2023
Detection of apples in different lighting conditions using deep learning CNN models
ASABE AIM 2023, Arguijo, Juan, Heinemann, P, He, L, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2023
Vision System for the Detection of Apples in the Green Fruit Stage
ASABE AIM 2023, Arguijo, Juan, Heinemann, P, He, L, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2023
Mechanism design of a vine row-straddling cabin platform for a pruning robotic system
ASABE Annual International Meeting, Molaei, Faezeh, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2023
Mechanical design of a pruning end-effector equipped with a disinfecting mechanism
ASABE Annual International Meeting, Molaei, Faezeh, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2023
Artificial Intelligence Tools and Techniques to Combat Herbicide Resistant Weeds—A Review
Sustainability, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Jha, Gaurav, Dutta, Writuparna, Molaei, Faezeh, Nazrul, Farshina, Fortin, Mathieu, Bansal, Sangeeta, Debangshi, Udit, Neupane, Jasmine, 2023
Analyzing Montana Agriculture growth through the adoption of Precision Technologies, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Jha, Gaurav, 2023
Kinematic-Based Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a Grapevine Pruning Robotic Manipulator
AgriEngineering, Molaei, Faezeh, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2022
Adapting Precision Technology on Row Crops vs. Specialty Crops, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2022
The status of Precision Agricultural Technology Adoption in Missourian Farms, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2022
Managing micronutrients for improving soil fertility, health, and soybean yield
Sustainability, Thapa, Sushil, Bhandari, Ammar, Ghimire, Rajan, Xue, Qingwu, Kidwaro, Fanson, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Maharjan, Bijesh, Goodwin, Mark, 2021
Simulation and Evaluation of Heat Transfer Inside a Diseased Citrus Tree during Heat Treatment
AgriEngineering, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Ampatzidis, Yiannis, Schueller, John K., Ehsani, Reza, 2021
A review of applied methods for treating HLB-affected tree, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, 2020
A comparison of precision agriculture technologies adoption in 2005 and 2018 in Florida, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Wade, Tara, Ampatzidis, Yiannis, 2020
The adoption of precision agriculture technologies by Florida growers: A comparison of 2005 and 2018 survey data
Acta Horticulturae, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Wade, T., Ampatzidis, Y., 2020
Evaluation of mobile heat treatment system for treating in-field HLB-affected trees by analyzing survival rate of surrogate bacteria
Agronomy, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Czarnecka, Eva, Lance Verner, F., Gurley, William B., Ehsani, Reza, Ampatzidis, Yiannis, 2019
Development and evaluation of a mobile thermotherapy technology for in-field treatment of Huanglongbing (HLB) affected trees
Biosystems Engineering, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Abdulridha, Jaafar, Balafoutis, Athanasios, Zhang, Xiuhua, Ehsani, Reza, Ampatzidis, Yiannis, 2019
Predicting the wear coefficient and friction coefficient in dry for running-in and steady state wear using continuum damage mechanics
22nd International Conference on Wear of Materials, Ghatrehsamani, Sahar, Akbarzadeh, Saleh, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Amptadzidis, Yiannis, 2019
Investigating the obstacles of biogas productions and applications in Iran, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Sadeghi, Behzad, Ampatzidis, Yiannis, 2019
Evaluation of heat transfer inside the phloem of a tree during heat treatment of HLB-affected citrus tree by CFD, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Ampatzidis, Yiannis, Ehsani, Reza, 2019
A review: Vision systems application on yield mapping, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Amptazidis, Yiannis, 2019
Factors affecting the adoption of variable rate precision agriculture technologies by Florida specialty crop producers.
International Society for Horticultural Science, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Wade, Tara, Amptadzidis, Yiannis, 2018
Measurement of thermal diffusivity of wheat and maize and comparison by Dickerson method, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Ampatzidis, Yiannis, Sadeghi, Behzad, Ghatrehsamani, Sahar, 2018
Mobile thermotherapy system for treating HLB-infected citrus trees utilizing hot water and steam, Abdulridha, Jaafar, Ampatzidis, Yiannis, Ghaterhsamani, Shirin, Ehsani, Reza, 2018
Design, fabrication and evaluation of corn sheller, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Ampatzidis, Yiannis, Sadeghi, Behzad, Ghatrehsamani, Sahar, 2018
Friction loss and heat transfer of fibre and wood pulp suspensions: A review, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Ampatzidis, Yiannis, Ghatrehsamani, Sahar, 2018
Optimization model of peach production relevant to input energies - Yield function in Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari province, Iran
Energy, Ghatrehsamani, Shirin, Ebrahimi, Rahim, Kazi, Salim Newaz, Badarudin Badry, Ahmad, Sadeghinezhad, Emad, 2016
